San-Kuaicuo Old Station Introduction
Sankuaicuo Station (Old Sankuaicuo Railway Station) began operations in February 1908 (the 41st year of the Meiji era). Sankuaicuo Station serves both passenger and freight services, primarily focusing on cargo transportation, significantly contributing to the delivery of finished products from the Taiwan Brick Company located to the north. Overall, Sankuaicuo Station can be considered the second most important railway station after the Old Dagou Station (now Kaohsiung Port Station) before the opening of the current Kaohsiung Station in June 1941. The existing station building was completed in 1923 (the 12th year of the Taisho era) and is a Japanese-style wooden railway station. With the relocation of industries from the central city, the Old Sankuaicuo Station was closed in 1986. In 2004, the Cultural Affairs Bureau of Kaohsiung City designated the old station as a municipal historic site. In 2008, due to the deterioration of the station structure, the Taiwan Railway Administration decided to carry out repairs, and the station renovations were completed in 2012, with the old station located about 50 meters from the new station.
